People · Australia
Ruben Warne
2×2 · top 7.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021WARN01
Ruben Warne has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.39, set at Melbourne Cube Days 2024, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 601st in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2021, he has put 246 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.74 in December 2021 to 11.92, a 57% improvement. Ruben has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.39 | 3.79 | top 7.9% | 601 / 8,727 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.47 | 7.80 | top 10.1% | 467 / 6,109 | |
| 3×3 | 11.92 | 14.84 | top 13.7% | 1,238 / 11,943 | |
| Skewb | 5.52 | 6.12 | top 22.2% | 599 / 3,589 | |
| 4×4 | 56.25 | 1:05.76 | top 32.3% | 854 / 3,108 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.31 | 38.18 | top 51.9% | 1,219 / 2,685 | |
| Square-1 | 35.77 | — | top 59.6% | 597 / 920 | |
| 5×5 | 2:59.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,154 / 1,412 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 31 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at VIC State Championship 2025.
- 24 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2025.
- 30 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.79 at Melbourne Cube Days 2024.
- 30 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Days 2024.
- 19 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2024.
- 29 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Geelong Winter 2023.
Competitions
- VIC State Championship 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2025 · 24 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2024 · 19 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Geelong Winter 2023 · 29 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Victorian Open 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Mini Sunday 2022 · 6 Mar 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- December Series: Kensington 2021 · 19 Dec 2021
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Ben Wakelin — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Emmet Hobbs — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Myles Jarman — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.